Improved machine foe stuffing eorse-collahs



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WILLIAM FAUNTLEROY, 0F NEW HARMONY, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 82,100, dated September 15, 1868.

IMPROVED MACHINE POR STUIFING HORSE-COLLARS;

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Be it known that I, WILLIAMFAUNTLEROY, of New Harmony, in the county-of Posey, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Stung Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable-others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in Which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved machine.

Figure 2 represents a plan view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective machine for stuiing collars for horses.

It consists of a collar-board pivoted centrally on a suitable bench, whereon the leatherportion of the collar is stretched and secured, with both ends open, and a Vpulley made to operate by a foot-lever, over which abelt works, to which a stuiing-mandrel is connected, which is guided by one hand,`while by the other the straw or other lling is fed into the mouth of the collar, and the strap actuates the mandrel to pack the iilling. When the collar has been filled at one end to the centre, the collar-board is swung around to present the other end to the operator. l

A represents a suitable bench, whereon the collar-board B is'pivoted, at C, and provided with a springcatch, D, to hold it in position.

the hub of the same with the front lever, G.

H represents a spring for retracting the pulley, which is provided with a. belt, I, to the end of which a. smiling-mandrel, K, is secured. I

The collar to be stuffed is fastened upon the collar-board B in any suitable manner, and the material with which they are to be stuffed is presented to the Vopen ends by one hand, while the mandrel, which is held in the other, is drawn into them to pack the stuffing, by the belt I and pulley, the latter being actuated by the footlever Gr. The pulley E may be retracted by the spring H, or the operator may draw it back by the belt I and mandrel.

When one end of the collar hasv been stufed, the spring-catch D is disconnected from the collar-board B, and the latter is swung around, so as to present' the other end to be operated on.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the collar-board B, pulley E, collar I, andmandrel K, substantially as and for the purpose described. v

2. The combination, withfthe same, of the belt F and treadle Gr, substantially as and for the purpose described.

E represents a pulley arranged in bearings at one end ofthe bench, and provided with-a belt, F, connecting Witnesses: ALFRED D.y OWEN, EUGENE S. THRALL.

WILLIAM FAUNTLEROY. 

